Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-06-15
kEV u. D. KIkF1RES ADDRsSs.
Ho Points Oat tho Chief Claims OF the College
Upon tho Church,

Upon tho Church,
Address at the centennial celebration Of
franklin and Marshall college by Rev. J..
Sp,ugler eifer, ID. d., June 10, 1857.
1t could not we'll he otherwise than that, on
this interesting and august occasion, some
special mention should be made OF the init.
mate relation which has always existed be.
tween The Ion Of learning whose hun.
dredth anniversary We are celebrating to-day,
and tho church under whose fostering care II
has from the beginning stood. II Is ~ natu.
raj as II Ia significant that the statement of the
subject on which We are asked to adore
you 70 day joins together the college and the
church. These two are ancient, immemOrial
friends, associates and allies; standing con
stantly In need Of each other never, except
at the cost OF serious detrement, separated
the one from the other The Chr istian church
throughout her long history, has every where
exhibited, among other characteristics, that
OF being the founder and the faithful foster.
mother OF schools and colleges, OF ssminariss
and universities. And, AZ regards these IN
stituttons of learning, they, on the other
md, have manifested the greatest vitality,
iorce, aud continuing power, have welded
their widest influence and schisved their
highest renown, when standing In connection
with the church OF Him whose name IL above
every name and whose kingdom Is an ever
lasting kingdom.
1t is true the college aud tho church have
sometimes been separated. Men have sup
posed that better results might thereby be
gained for the cause OF cd ducation. Such dl.
vorce between religion and learning might
we'll seem to he putting ssundsr by man OF
things which have been Joined together by
God. But the point We arc making now, IL,
that such separation has not been ususi NTH
ertO. In the main, the college has hitherto
been the child OF the church. The historical
fact In, that, In the establishment Of institu.
tions OF learning, the Christian church has
Oesn the ono great founding and organizing
force; In this respect she has had no equal
aud no competitor. IL there anywhere In
the world an ancient university, which for
centuries las blessed mankind with its light,
and which still lives amt thrives in these
modern times, being old now aud august and
illustriOus with the associations and tradi.
tons OF past ages, and yet quick with the
life Of to-day and vigorous ~ 1t were with
bili,y Ii that religious causes had much To
do with the establishment OF ii; that the
Christian church presided at its birth and
watched over It's growth.
This In true OF many of the ancient and
illustrtous institutions Of the old world 1t Is
true also OF the chief colleges and universitiss
Of America. la pamphlet publinhed In
London, In the year 1912, one OF the New
knglsnd cOiOnists, giving an account OF the
d0ings, plans and purposes Ofths first settlers
had builded their houses aud provided tor
necessary food, tor Cots worship aud for
civil government "ths next thing We lODged
Tor s0d looked alter WAS To advance learning,
N perpetuate IL to pOsterity, dreadiDg 10
leave an iliitsrs'e ministry 70 the churches
dust" This dieM Of leaving an iliterste
ministry 70 the churches was the h0msIy
root out OF which New EnRlsnd's oldest and
most iliustriOus university grew.
POsTERED By THE CHURCa.
II V 70 similar desire OF obtaining an